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Benefits
What the Autumn Budget 2024 means for you
Check if you have the right to reside for benefits
Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK
Benefits - introduction
Check what benefits you can get
Payment of benefits and tax credits
How volunteering affects your benefits - overview
Problems with benefits and tax credits
Universal Credit
Before you apply for Universal Credit
Claiming Universal Credit
If you're sick or disabled
What you'll need to do on Universal Credit
While you're on Universal Credit
Problems with your payment
If you've been sanctioned
Help on a low income
Universal credit
Housing Benefit
Working and child tax credits
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
Pension Credit
Income Support
Scottish Welfare Fund
Food banks and other crisis help
Council Tax Reduction – help paying your Council Tax bill
Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods
Scottish Child Payment
Job Start Payment
Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
Sick or disabled people and carers
Check what benefits to claim if you’re sick or disabled
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Adult Disability Payment
Personal Independence Payment
Child Disability Payment
Pension Age Disability Payment
Attendance Allowance
Carer Support Payment
Carer's Allowance
Young Carer Grant
If you're an adult on Disability Living Allowance
Getting benefits if you got ill or were injured at work
Help for disabled travellers
Child Winter Heating Payment
Child Benefit
Before you claim
Help with your claim
Child Benefit appeals
Support for mortgage interest (SMI)
Deciding if you should apply for SMI
Apply for SMI
Check if a change affects your SMI
Bereavement and funeral benefits
Scottish Funeral Support Payment
How to claim bereavement benefits